Reducing smell

[aart]

I live in a neighborhood without an HOA. Our property is ~3 acres. We have a great space for our chickens and I keep the coop cleaned out weekly. BUT our neighbors still complain about the odor. It’s very minimal but I want to be a good neighbor. Suggestions?

Show us pics of your coop and run....and show the relation to the neighbors place.
Dimensions and number of birds too.

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[John2510]

Hogs

I have a friend with a horse farm and hay fields in a rural area that is "suburbanizing."

The adjoining property owner planned to rezone to build a car dealership, with bright lights at night, etc.

My friend told them he planned to start slopping his fields with fresh pig manure.

Plans changed.

 

[svh]

I also use the deep litter method, with wood chips, leaves, and forest debris, and clean out only twice a year. I do have poop boards, and clean those every day or two, and there is virtually no smell.

I agree with the imagination thing ..... It's amazing what you can make yourself believe !

 

[Folly's place]

There's nothing quite like pig manure!!
Mary

 

[sdm111]

Don't overfeed. Alot of times what other people smell is old feed mixed with the bedding or ground and not poo

 

[3KillerBs]

Don't overfeed. Alot of times what other people smell is old feed mixed with the bedding or ground and not poo

My traditional, hanging, metal feeder is almost spillproof: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/in-praise-of-the-traditional-hanging-feeder.1452899/

It has a deep pan with a rolled lip that combine to prevent billing out feed.

 

[neo71665]

Mine have feed 24/7 in the homemade no spill feeders and doesn't smell